Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Du Page, Illinois

2009-02-05 · Du Page, Illinois

Wider weather episode

An elderly woman wandered outside of a nursing home in Itasca during the early morning hours of February 5th. She was found a few hours later, but had died from cold exposure. Temperatures during the early morning hours ranged from zero to 2 below zero with wind chills 10 below to 15 below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 154215. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.